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The Forecast

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
	4a-8a	8a-12p	12p-4p	4p-8p	8p-4a
Monday 1000′->3000′
Tuesday 0′->3500′
Wednesday ~4000->5500′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

Yesterday, Sunday, was one heck of a gorgeous day on the mountain. Today will be the same: sunny all day with light wind. The weather gets a touch more active for the rest of the week, but weather systems will mostly be too far offshore to give us much snow. Models then hint at warmer weather, wetter snow, and a chance of some r**n at times.

You’ll want to grab your sunglasses for Monday. Sunshine sticks around all day. Clouds move in tonight and bring just a few flurries. The free air freezing level near Mt. Hood will be 500-1000′ this morning and will fall to 0′ overnight. Environmental snow level this evening: about 2500-3000′. Just a trace of snow is forecast tonight. Wind: S 10-20 this morning, SW 5-10 through the evening, and WSW 15-20 after midnight.

Tuesday will be high overcast early and will quickly turn sunny. Add in low clouds up to 6000′. You’ll need to get up high to be in the sun. Down low: rather gloomy! Overnight, a little bit of snow is forecast. The free air freezing level near Mt. Hood will be 0′ in the morning, 1000′ in the afternoon, and 0-500′ overnight. Environmental snow level: about 3500′. Overnight, 0.1” water equivalent (WE) is forecast, for about an inch of new snow. Wind: WSW 15-20 in the morning, SW 10-20 in the afternoon, and SW 5-10 overnight.

Wednesday starts out clear with low clouds to 5000′. Clouds move in during the afternoon, and snow or mixed precip starts up around sunset. The quantity of snow/mixed precip, the snow level, and the strength of the wind are all up in the air as we wait to see the track this system will take. As of right now, models suggest 0.2” to 0.5” WE and a couple inches of wet snow, likely mixed with rain at some point. Wind will be southerly, which should limit impacts even if it’s strong. That system continues to impact Mt. Hood through Thursday, after which more systems, exact paths uncertain, will contribute to the weather. Get up there and enjoy it today – it’s going to be an awesome day to be on the groom!  

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Ripping easterlies start your day on Monday, and easterlies stick around at least through Thursday. For Monday, the morning brings easterlies at 50mph near Rooster, 30-35 at Stevenson, and 25ish at Viento. Afternoon wind drops to 25-30 at Stevenson and 35 at Rooster. River flow readings are 80-129kcfs, river temp is 38F, and high temp forecast is 34F. Tuesday stats with east wind at 20-25 at Rooster and 15-20 at Stevenson. Afternoon wind rises to 20-25 from Rooster to Viento. The wind builds into the night. High temp: 37F. Wednesday starts with 50mph at Rooster, 30+ at Stevenson, and mid-20’s at Viento. East of Viento: 5-10mph all the way to Arlington. Afternoon wind holds at 50mph at Rooster, climbs to 40mph at Stevenson, and builds to 10-20mph east of Viento to Biggs. High temp: 34F.  

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Hood River Weather Forecast

Nothing sticks around all day today. A few flurries are possible overnight. Temps will be in the low-mid 30’s all day. Easterlies. No rainbows. Tuesday starts cloudy, turns partly cloudy, then turns cloudy with rain, then flurries, overnight. Temps will be in the upper 20’s early and upper 30’s later. Easterlies. No rainbows. Deets for Wednesday aren’t’ clear. The morning starts in the mid-upper 20’s with partly cloudy sky. Clouds build during the day. Overnight, some snow or freezing rain is possible to likely, but the quantity is unclear. Not a ton. Widespread moderate easterlies. No rainbows.

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Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!
Regular weekly events: Monday brings forest bathing and meditation walk. Meet at 5:15pm Mondays in November at the corner of Arrowhead Ave and Indian Creek Road. Suggested donation up to $20. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. On Friday’s at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class (brand new) at Yoga Samadhi. There’s a weekly group paddle to the Event Site on Sunday at 11 am followed by a free pint at the fire pit at Ferment. That’s the “Paddle n’ Pint”. Also: Wednesday Paddle Sprints at the Event Site at Noon. The sprint course is 2 two laps around the sailing buoy near Wells Island and back – 3.5 miles.

An outdoor related event coming up: Gorge Ultimate starts its Winter League January 8th on Sundays from 5-7 at the Hood River High School Lighted Turf, but will be in a gym if snow is on the turf. Sign up to be on a team by Dec 31st, or be a sub: https://gorge.ultimatecentral.com/e/winter-league-2023  

Cycling

DO NOT ride Syncline! It’s super muddy and there are creeks running down the trails. If you ride, you’ll do major damage. Please ride gravel roads instead! Same goes for other trails – muddy enough that you’ll damage them. Perhaps you could try the Deschutes or Klickitat trails, but roads and gravel are better choices for the health of the trail systems. The Family Man closure kicked off on November 1st – the area around Family Man and Riordan Hill Road will be closed into December. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.  

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